Note
Exchange Management Shell is a preferred method for connecting to Exchange servers
But it is not required, a remote PSSession is good enough
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To install this module, drop the entire
Power-EXCH
folder into one of your module directories -
The default PowerShell module paths are listed in the
$env:PSModulePath
environment variable -
To make it look better, split the paths in this manner:
$env:PSModulePath -split ';'
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The default per-user module path is:
"$env:HOMEDRIVE$env:HOMEPATH\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules"
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The default computer-level module path is:
"$env:windir\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules"
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To use the module, type following command:
Import-Module Power-EXCH -Force -Verbose
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To see the commands imported, type
Get-Command -Module Power-EXCH
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For help on each individual cmdlet or function, run
Get-Help CmdletName -Full [-Online][-Examples]
Tip
To start using the module functions:
- Open EMS console. To open EMS on Core Server, type
LaunchEMS
in the console - If you have no EMS, please install Exchange Management Tools
- Optionally, connect to your On-Prem Exchange server by
Connect-ExchangeServer -Auto
cmdlet
No | Function | Description |
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1 | Set-PExMaintenanceMode | Put an Exchange Server in Maintenance Mode |
2 | Exit-PExMaintenanceMode | Take an Exchange Server out of Maintenance Mode |
3 | Get-PExMaintenanceMode | Verify Exchange Servers Maintenance Mode status |
4 | Get-PExServer | Filter Exchange Servers by Release Year |
5 | Get-PExMailbox | Retrieve mailboxes in Hybrid organization |
6 | Get-PExMailboxUsage | New! Get Exchange mailbox size |
7 | ConvertFrom-PExExchangeSize | Convert a string, representing a Size, returned by EMS cmdlets |
8 | New-PercentageBar | Create colored and adjustable Percentage Bar |
9 | Get-PExRecipientType | New! Get Recipient type |